[Brussels, 27 October 2020, contact: [email protected]] Allied for Startups in partnership with Oxera have published an economic impact assessment about how the Digital Services Act will affect business users of platforms. The study was conducted by Oxera, who interviewed 1000 businesses across four Member States (Spain, Ireland, Bulgaria and Germany). The findings show that business …
Data Latest News Open Letter
October 8, 2020
Open Letter: Commit to Data Flows & Back it up with Action
Dear President of the European Council, Dear Mr. Michel, Dear President of the European Commission, Dear Ms. von der Leyen, Startup communities across Europe urge policy makers to enable data flows across markets. Committing to free data flows necessitates an updated data adequacy agreement with the United States and revamping of the Standard Contractual Clauses …
Data Latest News Policy
September 22, 2020
Why data localisation is not an ingredient for economic growth
The European Union should not undercut its initiatives to ignite startup-fueled post-COVID-19 economic growth with costly and ineffective data localisation measures. When Commissioner Breton argues that “European data should be stored and processed in Europe”, this could pose significant damage to startup ecosystems and undermine much of the positive impact of recent free flow of …
DTX Latest News Startups
September 17, 2020
Telemedicine in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges
The telemedicine sector has experienced a major shift in the last months. The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures have caused a sharp increase in demand for online consultations and telehealth solutions. However, multiple barriers need to be addressed to support sustainable adoption of this sector across Europe. Lack of legal frameworks providing clear rules and …
Covid 19 Latest News Startup Nations Standard
September 11, 2020
Landmark post-COVID-19 Digital Policies: The EU Startup Nations Standard
On Wednesday, our Director EU policy, Benedikt Blomeyer moderated a panel at the Virtual Ideas Festival about the Startup Nations Standard (SNS). Pēteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit at DG Connect, Dominic Jacquesson Vice-President Talent at Index Ventures and Liz McCarthy CEO from Scale Ireland joined us to do discuss the potential of the SNS for …
DTX Latest News
July 6, 2020
Call for applications: Patients’ Digital Health Awards
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the Patients’ Digital Health Awards! This is a unique opportunity for digital health startups across Europe to gain recognition for their patient-focused innovative solutions and for building meaningful connections with Patients’ Associations and healthcare stakeholders. PDHA 2020 will reward 3 person-centric digital health solutions that improve the …
Covid 19 Latest News Policy
July 1, 2020
Startups’ 13 recommendations for the post COVID-19 economic recovery
In May 2020, given the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy, leaders of startup communities across the world formed a working group to work on measures to support startups in this extraordinary time, and by doing so spark the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. The group focused on putting startups in the centre of …
Latest News Press Release
June 15, 2020
Allied for Startups welcomes the Commission’s proposed extension of the State Aid Temporary Framework to support startups.
[Brussels, 15 June 2020, contact: [email protected]] Allied for Startups welcomes the European Commission’s proposed extension of the State Aid Temporary Framework to support startups in the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Speaking about the EU Commission’s statement Benedikt Blomeyer, EU Policy Director at Allied for Startups said “We are pleased that the commission listened to our …
Latest News Open Letter
May 18, 2020
Join Letter From Startup Communities On Liquidity For Startups
Dear Commissioner Vestager, We, the undersigned representatives of startup communities, call on you to ensure that urgent COVID-19-related liquidity support for startup ecosystems is not delayed or blocked by EU legislation, in particular the Temporary Framework for State Aid. Our member associations stand ready to ensure the health and wellbeing of citizens in the unprecedented …